Gamswell Hill Climb - Course and club records go!

A good turnout for the penultimate hill climb of the year, with 2 records taken by the usual suspects.

Dave Huck continued his blistering hill climb form ahead of the Nationals taking the honours with a course record ride of 4:58 taking 22 seconds off his old record.

Alex Fairer took the ladies club record with her 7:47, taking over a minute off the old record.

Juniors George Wharton, Oliver Mashiter and Tyla Loftus filled places 2-4 all recording sub 6 minute rides!

First club rider home was Glenn Rhodes riding a 53" fixed gear for an excellent 6:20.

Congratulations to the following on recording course PB's...
Dave Huck, Kieran Lacey, Chris Gunson, Graham Carrick and Reuben Lindsay.

Thanks once again to all timekeepers, marshalls and anyone who helped with the event in any way. Hope to see you all again at the final event on Knottallow on the 15th Sep.
Bring a friend!

Full results available here

Woodland Hill Climb - Course records go!

Dave Huck (Lakes RC) and Alex Fairer (BCW) both broke the Woodland Hill Climb course records on Thursday night.
Dave chose to use gears on this one, and stormed up the climb to knock 10 seconds off the previous record, clocking 04:31 for the mile long climb.
Alex Fairer knocked a hefty 22 seconds off the previous ladies overall course record with her time of 07:45, as well as adding her name to the club record.

The event was well attended, with 24 riders taking part (the best yet for this climb). Congratulations to all who rode, and hope to see you at the next ones, which are Gamswell on 8th September, followed by Knottallow on the 15th September.

See the Events List for all the upcoming events.

Full results available here

Dave Huck (Lakes RC) smashes Bigland Hill Climb course record

In ideal conditions, and the only rider choosing to ride fixed on the night, Dave Huck smashed the Bigland Hill Climb course record by 28 seconds to set a new mark of 05:22 for the 1.05 mile climb.
Next man up, and the only other rider to go sub 6 minutes was George Wharton (Kent Valley RC Junior) in an excellent 05:51.

It was a shame to see so few riding the event. Hopefully the other 3 in the series will be better attended.
See the Events List for all the upcoming events.

Full results available here

Paul Revell survives the Mersey Roads 24hr TT

Paul Revell chose the legendary Mersey Roads 24hr TT event over the weekend of 23rd/24th July for his first crack at a 24 hour TT, not knowing that our club has a long history with this event and awards the Whinnerah Memorial Trophy for the fastest vet on standard.

Paul rode 77" fixed on the day, totally self supported, and finished an excellent 36th out of 83 starters with a total mileage of 376.131

Chapeau Paul!

Paul has kindly done a great write-up of his 24hr ride and the preparations for it.
Essentially, everything you need to know about riding a 24.
(Personally I think he glossed over the 'suffering' bit)

Read all about Paul's preparation and riding of the Mersey Roads 24hr TT here.

Full results available here

The Club Cup (Coast Rd 25) goes to Craig Steele (Lakes RC)

Despite mechanical problems, Craig Steele (Lakes RC) stormed around the Coast Road 25 course in a time of 55:36 to win the Club Cup. Having only 2 useable gears for much of the event didn't stop him coming within 26 seconds of his own course record.

Kieran Lacey pipped Dave Huck to second place by a single second with his 58:35 and Jonny Hill was first BCW rider home in 4th place with an excellent 1:02:05.

BCW Ladies win the Ladies Inter-Club Trophy

A great nights racing in the Kent Valley RC organised Inter-Club 25 on Levens on Wednesday 13th July, saw BCW ladies Alex Fairer and Pat Hercberg take the Ladies Inter-Club trophy.

Big congratulations to Alex and Pat, with Alex recording a time of 1:09:41 and Pat 1:11:02 - a course PB for her.  The third BCW lady riding (Sharon Lovidge) unfortunately had an 'off' at around 12 miles and dislocated her shoulder. We all send her our warmest wishes for a speedy recovery.
Great to see our ladies contesting the trophies!

We had a good turnout of riders, with 12 taking to the start line, and a few big PB's recorded too on what was a windy night. Fastest club rider on the night was John Brannon, just missing his first under the hour ride with 1:00:38, but I'm sure it won't be long now.

In the mens competition, the Lakes Road Club trio of Craig Steele (54:31), Dave Huck (55:51) and Kieran Lacey (57:21) won the Inter-Club shield.

Congratulations to all who rode, and particular thanks to all the marshals and helpers, and Andy Barlow (Kent Valley RC) for organising a great event.

The Furness Trophy (Coast Rd 21) goes to Craig Steele (Lakes RC)

In fact, it goes to Craig Steele with a course record breaking time of 47:06!

This years event was combined with an Inter-Club event which made for a strong field of 40 riders. Craig stormed around the course, beating his previous course record by 11 seconds.
The ladies course record was also taken by Amanda Howard of Kent Valley RC in a splendid time of 57:26.

Dave Huck (Lakes RC) took second in a time of 49:32, with Kent Valley RC junior rider George Wharton finishing third with an excellent 50:16.

The Les Docker Trophy (Circut of Coniston) - goes to Dave Huck

The Les Docker trophy, awarded for the best aggregate of the two events run on the Circuit of Coniston course, goes to Dave Huck (Lakes RC).

Dave rode two fantastic times of 39:37 (in the Inter-Club event on 1st June) and 40:10 on 8th June.
Oddly enough, this is one of the trophies Dave didn't win last year!

Here's the full list of all those who completed the two events...

First trophy of the season - Hadwin Cup - goes to Craig Steele

The first trophy of the season, the Hadwin Cup (one of the oldest trophies in the club, dating back to 1937) goes to Craig Steele (Lakes RC) for a great ride in the first running of the Coast Road 25 in a time of 55:10.

Whether it was the new course, nice (but cool) weather or just new found enthusiasm, an amazing 36 riders took to the start. Surely a club record for a 25 club event.

Thanks to all riders, marshals, timekeeper, sign-putter-outer for making the event a cracking success, and thanks to Glenn Rhodes for devising what proved to be a very popular course.

Fantastic start to the season

It really has been a fantastic start to the TT season.

The opening Coast Road 10 saw an unprecedented 45 riders take part. It's not often that running out of daylight has been a concern for the season's opener.
As well as many newcomers, it was great to see 5 ladies taking the start line. Well done girls!

Next up was the club Open event on the Coast Road 21 course, part of the Lakes & Lancs SpoCo series. A good field of 49 riders took part and top of the pile was Craig Steele (Lakes RC) who not only won the event, but smashed the course record in the process.
The ladies course record was also taken by Carol Westmorland (Border City Wheelers) in a time of 58:49.
Hopefully this will become an annual event on the L&L SpoCo calendar.

Not content with taking the record on the Saturday, Craig followed it up by shaving a few more seconds off on the Wednesday night club event, taking the record down to 47:17 (a staggering 26.65 mph!).
Not to be out-done, Alex Fairer rode a ladies club course record time of 1:00:47 on the same night!

NLTTA Combined Clubs 10mile TT (L105)  - Saturday 5th March

Six club members rode their first TT of the season at the NLTTA Combined Clubs 10 on Saturday 5th March. There was a large field of 139 riders this year, of which on the day 120 turned up to face the timekeeper. Club times were as follows...
 

It was an unfortunate day for John Brannon, who went off course which cost him around 4 minutes. (Glenn has promised not to mention it again ;-)

The event was won by David Allonby (Springfield Financial) in a time of 20:39.
It was a tie for first lady home between Hope Kerry (Lancashire RC) and Theresa Taylor (Preston CC) in a time of 26:36

Special mention to second claimer and spin class regular Derek Schofield (Rossendale RC) who recorded 24:35 on his new TT bike, taking first place in the V60 category.

Congratulations to all who rode.
Full results here.
A few pictures here (sorry Graham - they seem to have missed you)

2016 Lakes & Lancs SpoCo Event list

The full list of Lakes & Lancs SpoCo (Sporting Courses) events for 2016 is now up on their website here.

Be good to see a few targeting this series of events.

Pat smashes the Monster Miles Mini Massif - MMMM

Pat rode the Monster Miles Mini Massif on Sunday 4th October, and in Pat's words...

"an event designed for cross bikes but allows us mountain bikers to slog along as well! It was a good, well organised event in pleasant conditions. It is of course 'not a race is it', more of a sportive or challenge but you know how it is! So, pleased to say that my time of 3.58.47 gave me second place out of 47 female riders. First female place went to a lady who rides for Jersey in a splendid time of 3.55.20. I knew I  should not have stopped to take my jacket off!"

Well done Pat!

Pat has a great ride in the Kielder 101km MTB event

Pat Hercberg raced in the Kielder 101km MTB event on 5th September.
Pat says it was a good event with an interesting course crossing the English/Scottish border from Kielder to Newcastleton and back, with a few diversions along the way.

It was a mass start event of 240 riders varying from elite to veterans. At 61 Pat was the oldest person in the race, and was rightly very pleased to gain 146th position, 3hrs ahead of the last man.

This also got her on the podium with 2nd lady over 40.

Congratulations Pat.

Inter-Club Hill Climb - Knotallow - Course record smashed...

A fantastic turnout of 31 riders on just about the perfect night for a hill climb. No wind and warm, and it resulted in some stellar times.

Niall Paterson of Honister 92 certainly found it to his liking, smashing the previous course record by 33seconds, to finish in 5:47. In fact the top 4 riders all broke the previous record. Congratulations!

Congratulations also to the following who recorded course PB's...
Kieran Lacey, Glenn Rhodes, Graham Carrick & Roger Lindsay.

The local inter-club Hospice Hill Climb Trophy was won by Lakes RC...
Craig Steele & Howard Lindow (Lakes RC) - 13:08
Glenn Rhodes & Sean Casson (BCW) - 14:26

All in all, a fitting end to the Hospice Hill Climb series, and a credit to the organiser Howard Lindow.
Many thanks from everyone.

Full results here

Great turnout for the Levens Inter-Club 25 on 8th July.

A good turnout of local riders saw 10 BCW and 7 Lakes RC riders taking part in the Kent Valley RC organised Inter-Club 25 on Levens on Wednesday 8th July.

The event was won by Ryan Coulton (Lancaster CC) in an excellent time of 53:48 given the breezy conditions.

The team event was won by Cleveleys with three ridiculously good rides. Quite a few of our locals went under the hour with a particularly impressive ride of 56-06 by Craig Steele (Lakes RC) for 6th place.
Wheelers Adam McBirnie, Paul Lang and Sean Casson all got comfortably under the hour too.
Well done to them and everyone else and particularly to Peter Metcalfe for appearing to smile his way through the entire event! (at least that's how it looked when I saw him).
Huge thanks to Andrew Barlow for putting the event on and of course to all the marshals and timekeepers which included our own Roger Lindsay and Mike Speight.

Full results here
Pictures here (courtesy of Roger Lindsay)

Inter-Club Coast Road 21 - Peter Thomas (Kent Valley RC) triumphs

Another fantastic turnout for the latest round of the Inter-Club series, held on the Coast Road 21 course.
Luckily, the forecast rain just about held off and it was a sticky humid night for the 42 riders who took part.

There were some very fast times with the top 3 riders all recording sub 50 minute rides, and Peter Thomas (Kent Valley RC) recorded the second fastest time ever on this course, an excellent 49:13. Close behind (how much closer can you get!) was Tom Brook (Lancaster CC) in 49:14 with local hero Dave Huck (Lakes RC) taking third place with 49:50, along with the Furness Trophy in the Lakes RC / BCW competition.

No less than 10 PB's were recorded on the night, so congratulations to...
Dave Huck, Darren Brackwell, Kieran Lacey, Sean Casson, Shaun Johnston, Mike Connolly, John Evason, Tony Johnston, Joshua Bailey & Alex Fairer.

It was great to see a few new faces, some riding in their first time trial. Hope you enjoyed it and we hope to see you again soon!

Last but not least thanks to the marshals and timekeeper. It's very much appreciated.

Full results here

Club Cup 25 - Top 10 go under the hour

A great nights racing for the Club Cup 25 on Haverthwaite. Out of the 21 riders taking part, 10 recorded sub hour rides, and there were 11 course PB's.
Honours on the night went to Dave Huck (Lakes RC) taking the trophy in a time of 56:44. Well done Dave.
Second place went to Adam McBirnie, in a course PB time of 57:34. The places 3rd to 5th were very close. Third place went to Paul Lang (58:17 - another course PB), just pipping Sean Casson (58:18 - yet another course PB) and Kieran Lacey (Lakes RC) in 58:24 - you guessed it!

Thanks to all marshals and the timekeeper for turning out and making the event possible, and of course to everyone who rode. It's very much appreciated.

Finally, here's the full list of course PB's on the night - well done to all...
Adam McBirnie, Paul Lang, Sean Casson, Kieran Lacey, Michael Wilson, Graham Carrick, Graham Pitcher, Shaun Johnston, Andy Stubbs, Tony Johnston and Pat Hercberg.

Full results here
Event pictures here

Circuit of Coniston - PB's a plenty

A breezy night, made the outward leg to Coniston hard, but obviously not hard enough for some, with 9 riders recording course PB's on the night.
Craig Steele stole the show with a tremendous sub 40 minute ride.
Craig was closely followed by clubmate Dave Huck with both riders recording PB's on the night, and quite massive ones at that, Craig knocking a minute off his and Dave knocking 1:31 off his!
First BCW rider was Paul Lang in a very impressive 42:16, also a PB, giving him 3rd overall.
Despite the breezy conditions, there were a raft of PB's, with a lot improving their times by a minute or more. Congratulations to the following...
Craig Steele, Dave Huck, Paul Lang, Adam McBirnie, Sean Casson, Graham Harcourt, Shaun Johnston, Mike Connolly and Antony Pearson.

Full results here

Another Hill Climb record goes!

The Gamswell Hill Climb record, previously held by Connor Furness since 2012 in a time of 5:27, was lowered by Dave Huck (Lakes RC) to 5:20 on what was a less than ideal night, with a headwind on the exposed upper part of the course.  Seeing Dave at the finish, I think we can safely say he tried quite hard ;-)

Craig Steele took second with an excellent 5:31 (these two seem to have a monopoly on the hill climb records), and third was the first (and only) lady rider, Lynn Hammel (Team Lusso) in 6:08. Lynn is a multi Ladies National Hill Climb Champion, and it's great to see her out supporting these events.
First BCW rider home was Glenn Rhodes in 4th place in 6:24, overjoyed on just pipping his team mate Sean Casson by 4 seconds.
Congratulations to all who rode, and special mention to junior rider Chris Gunson (Lakes RC) who finished with a very respectable 6:48.

Full results available here

Lancaster CC Open 10 Results - 13th June

Six club members rode the Lancaster CC promoted evening event on Levens (L1015) on Saturday 13th June.
106 riders rode the event, which was won by James Gullen (Velosure Starley Primal Pro Cycling) in a very fast time of 19:03, making it the 10th fastest '10' time of the year so far. It was certainly a strong field, with the top 5 riders all recording sub 20 minute rides.
Sean Casson continued his good form, being the first club rider home in a seasons best 21:59. Next up was Glenn Rhodes again in a seasons best of 22:17, just pipping team mate John O'Callaghan's 22:19.
Martyn Uttley came in next in 23:09, followed by Tony Johnston in yet another season best time of 24:27. Jim Lawley (V72) rounded off the evening for the club, riding his trike home in 33:18.
Congratulations to all riders.

Full results available here

Lancaster CC 10 on Levens - Bank Holiday Monday

Three club riders took part in the early morning 10 on Levens (L1015) on Bank Holiday Monday, organised by the Lancaster CC.
The event was won by Ryan Coulton (Lancaster CC) in a time of 20:24.
Sean Casson had an excellent ride, finishing in 22:48, followed by Tony Johnston with a seasons best 24:37 and the club stalwart Jim Lawley riding his trike for a time of 33:18.
Congratulations to all.

Full results here

Woodland Hill Climb - Records tumble

In great conditions, giving a slight tailwind up the course, both course and club records were broken on the night.
Craig Steele (Lakes RC) smashed the previous course record by a massive 32 seconds with a time of 4:41, certainly the man on form as was seen by his excellent 3rd fastest time in the Fred Whitton Challenge earlier in the month.
The club record also fell to Glenn Rhodes who took 12 seconds off the previous best finishing in 5:35.

Thanks to Howie Lindow and the clan for organising the event and to all who took part.

Full results available here

Write-up of the event here - courtesy of Howie

Pat Hercberg - her final Fred Whitton?

Pat Hercberg was the clubs lone participant in the Fred Whitton this year, and is saying it may be her last, having ridden numerous editions up until now.
Pat says she was disappointed with her time this year (9hrs 44mins) but I think a fair few others were equaly disappointed, and the weather (shall we say WIND) really took its toll. She says she was on target for her more normal sub 9hrs until she crested Whinlatter, and then realised there was no chance. She was blown off the road on Fangs Brow and it was a real struggle until Calder Bridge. However, she's fairly up beat, the stats showing she was fastest over 60 woman and 51st out of 103 women starters. Chapeau!
But its not a race is it ;-)
Will she be back next year? Let's wait and see eh? And maybe she'll have some company from others in the club who fancy a go?

Hadwin Cup 25 - First trophy decided

On a cold night, the first trophy of the season was decided on the Haverthwaite 25 course.

With a good field of 21 riders taking part, and 5 riders recording course PB's, it was a very close run thing at the sharp end between Sean Casson and Paul Lang with Sean coming out on top by 7 seconds to win in a time of 58:26.

Congratulations to all who rode.

Full results available here

Timekeepers mobile phone number...

Can anyone marshalling any of the club events please make sure that you have Mike Speights mobile phone number in your phone.
This allows you to make contact with Mike should anything crop up at the event (like roadworks!)
The number is... 07849 170426 and it's also available on the Contacts page. Thanks.

Bank Holiday action...

Bank Holiday Monday saw two very different time trials taking place, with 3 riders from the local clubs tackling each.
For those who like all things flat, there was the Lancaster CC Bank Holiday 10 on Levens (L1015)
On a very windy day which made for a hard ride out, first man home was Ryan Coulton of promoting club Lancaster CC in 20:59.
First BCW rider home was Adam McBirnie in 24:47 for 24th place, followed by Tony Johnston, 32nd in 26:19 and Mark Spedding, 39th in 29:07
Full results available here.

For those who like the road going up, there was the Kent Valley RC promoted Shap Hill Climb on the L817 course.
Due to roadworks, the course was shortened slightly, and with a good tailwind, there were some excellent times.
First home was Tejvan Pettinger (Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team) in 16:43.
Of the local club riders, Darren Brackwell (Lakes RC) led them home in 20:29 for 18th place, closely followed in 20th spot by his clubmate Kieran Lacey in 20:39, and our own Sean Casson had an excellent ride, finishing 25th in 21:17.
Full results of the Shap event here.

More SPOCO action...

Four club riders took part in the Wigan Wheelers 30 mile SpoCo event on 26th April on the L304 course.
The event was won by Simon Bridge (Manchester Wheelers) in a time of 1:05:18
First home for the club was Scott Smith in 1:11:55 giving him 13th place overall, followed by Martyn Uttley, 34th in 1:18:59, Shaun Johnston, 38th in 1:20:06 and Jim Lawley (V70!), 58th in 2:15:01.
Congratulations to all.

Full results available here

Torver SpoCo Spectacular!

The 36 riders who started the Torver SpoCo on Saturday certainly saw the Lakes at their best. Not that they had time to appreciate these things on what is a pretty brutal course.
There was a good turnout of local riders with 10 from Barrow Central Wheelers and 5 from the Lakes Road Club taking part.
Henry King of Ilkley CC was unbeatable on the day, coming home in an excellent time of 49:42, the only rider to dip under 50 minutes, and also taking 1st place on the timed climb of Grizebeck in 7:53.
He was closely followed by 16 year old junior rider Adam Hartley (PH-MAS Cycling) in a time of 50:10 and he also took second on the climb with 8:21.
In third place was Richard Bickley (Border City Wheelers) in 50:41, taking 4th on the climb with 8:39.
Dave Huck (Lakes RC) was the first local rider home taking 4th overall and 3rd on the hill climb with 51:47 and 8:38 respectively.

For some reason known only to himself, Howard Lindow decided that the course wasn't quite hard enough and so chose to ride round on 74" fixed. My knees ache just thinking about it.  Chapeau!

Times of all local riders were...

Full results here

Andy Stubbs also took a few great photos that you can view here

Coast Road 21 - 31 riders!

Another fantastic night of time-trialling on the Coast Road, this time on the 21 course, and another record field for this event.
31 riders took part in the event in sunny but breezy conditions, making the leg from Rampside to Roose particularly hard. It was Scott Smith's (BCW) turn to take the honours this week with a course PB time of 49:46, the second fastest time ever recorded on this course. Dave Huck (Lakes RC) was close behind, with a fine 49:58 and third was Craig Steele (Lakes RC) in 50:37.
It certainly looks like it's going to be a great season of racing with these three so evenly matched.
Great to see such a good turnout and again, new riders coming to have a go.
Thanks again to everyone involved in any way.

Full results here

And the crowd went wild...

A fantastic night of time-trialling on the Coast Road 10 on 8th April saw a record field, certainly for the Coast Road and we think for any club event ever.
41 riders took part in the event in ideal conditions. Dave Huck (Lakes RC) stormed round the course to win in an impressive 22:50.
Scott Smith's comeback to TT'ing looks like it's come back! He came a very fast second in 23:20, equalling his PB on the course from 4 years ago.
Third fastest was Craig Steele (Lakes RC) in an impressive 23:28.
A quick mention to 13 year old Oliver Mashiter, riding his first TT. Judging by his time, we'll hopefully be hearing a lot more about him in the future.
So, all in all a brilliant night, made all the better by the number of new riders who turned up to give it a go (and seemed to enjoy it!)
Thanks to everyone.

Full results here

Lancaster CC Easter 10 on Levens

A good turnout from the club for the Easter Saturday 10 run by Lancaster CC on Levens (L1015). In still but foggy conditions, there were some good times posted. Congratulations to second claim rider Dave Huck (Lakes RC), first 'local' home in an excellent 21:47. There were a few PB's recorded. Paul Lang did a storming 22:19, Andy Stubbs must be well pleased with his comeback 25:03 and Dane Chapples and Pete Metcalfe continue their rivalry, both posting PB's.
Winner of the event was Michael Ellerton (Team Swift) in a time of 20:22.

Congratulations to all riders.

Club riders times were as follows...

Border City Wheelers 20 - SpoCo results

Four club riders rode the Border City Wheelers 20 SpoCo event on the L202 course at Lazonby on Sunday in less than ideal conditions.
Shaun Johnston was the first club rider home in a time of 00:57:17.

Second claim rider Eamonn Quinn (Lakes RC) also rode the event, and is now up to 8th in the individual rider classification, having ridden 4 events so far.

The event was won by Richard Bickley (Border City Wheelers CC) in a time of 00:48:04.

Individual times were as follows...

The club are currently 18th in the L&L SpoCo club classification.

Entering NLTTA events

Just to clear up a bit of confusion about entering the NLTTA events.
The only events where the NLTTA want one entry per club is for the 2 Combined Club events.
That's the 10 on the 7th March and the 25 on the 20th September.
All the other events you enter as normal as indicated in the CTT handbook (usually via the CTT website).
Hope that's clear now.

A full list of NLTTA events is available here.

Eden Epic Cycle Sportive - Penrith - A great day out

A fantastic day for the 60 mile Eden Epic Sportive up in Penrith. It really is a great route on quiet roads, and the weather just made it that much more enjoyable.  11 riders from the club (1st and 2nd claim) took part, plus a few other local lads that will be familiar. For info (and I know it's not a race, but I stick to my definition that they're a long hilly time trial - with food), the club times were as follows...

Just to put things in perspective, the first 2 didn't stop for tea and cake at the feedstop. Glenn's ride to finish 31st out of 900 finishers was a belter.

Full results here

Scott Smith comes out of retirement - with a bang!

Scott Smith started off his TT season with a fantastic ride in the SPOCO series.
Scott rode the Ribble Valley promoted 19 mile Circuit of Longridge on Saturday 21st March, finishing 9th with a great time of 49:46.

Second claim rider Eamonn Quinn (Lakes RC) also rode the event, finishing in a creditable 56:30

Full results available here

NLTTA Combined Clubs 10 mile TT - great turnout!

There was a great turnout for the NLTTA Combined Clubs 10 mile TT on the L105 (Brock) course. No less than 127 riders took part, including 7 from the club.
On a very windy afternoon, there were some great times posted as for most, this was the first time trial of the year, and for some it was their first open event.
Club riders times were...

The spin classes have obviously been paying off!

Full results available here

A few pictures available here

Bolton by Bowland SPOCO

On a tough day, Graham Pitcher got the SPOCO season started. Along with 91 others he rode the Rossendale RC organised Bolton by Bowland 11 mile event finishing 70th overall (46th in the L&L SPOCO only riders).
The event was won by Adam Hartley (PH-MAS Cycling) in a time of 24:07, narrowly missing the course record.

Full results available here

Club runs - Sundays, 9am at Tank Square roundabout, Ulverston

In an effort to get a bit of life into the club over winter, we're getting some social Sunday club runs going, the emphasis being very much on 'social'.
There'll be a club run starting at Tank Square, Ulverston every Sunday starting at 9am.
Rides will happen rain or shine so we hope to see a few of you there, and feel free to bring friends along.

We'll start to post some write-ups which you can find here.

Pat Hercberg takes on an MTBO event at Elterwater

Pat takes on a Mountain Bike Orienteering event at Elterwater.

Bike - check
Helmet - check
Compass - buggar
Map - sh*t
Drink - back to the car...

Read how she got on here

2014 Prize Winners

The full list of 2014 Prize Winners is now available here.

Give me a ring if you want to come around and claim your trophies/medals.
Thanks... Allan.

Knottallow Hill Climb records broken

Dave Huck (Lakes RC) set a new course record for the Knottallow Hill Climb on Friday 15th August.
With a stiff headwind at the top part of the course, Dave beat the old record by 10 seconds, coming in with a time of 6:20.
Connor Furness updated the club record for the course too, with a time of 6:51, beating the previous best by 7 seconds.
Lakes RC take the Hospice Hill Climb Trophy for 2014.

Full results here

Adam McBirnie wins the Circuit of Cartmel trophy

Adam McBirnie was first club rider home in the Circuit of Cartmel TT on Wednesday 30th July, taking the Bill McDonald Memorial Trophy with a time of 36:20. Congratulations Adam.

Inter-club 25 - Levens - A great success

Well done all, we came second in the team standings, beaten by the new boys Cleveleys RC.
Lakes RC were 3^rd so a good showing by us all down here on the peninsula!

Special thanks to George, Pat and Neil and Steve Jenkin for helping with marshalling and timekeeping and also to Lynsey and Wills Jenks (and another one or two from LRC possibly that I dont know about?).
These events can't happen without them. Also thanks to Howie for getting this going again with Andy Barlow.

Special congratulations to Barry Fittes for coming out and doing a 1:08 at age 80! He was one of the BCW team to first win the trophy for this event.

Raleigh 'Tommy Godwin 205 mile Challenge'

Those who were at the club dinner in 2012 will remember Dave Barter telling us all about Tommy Godwin's 1939 record breaking feat when he rode 75,060 miles in a year. That's an average of 205 miles a day, every day, for a year!

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of this record, which still stands, Raleigh have thrown down a challenge which put simply, is to do one 'Tommy Godwin'  average ride (205 miles) in one day.

You choose the course. It can be absolutely anything you like e.g. circuit(s), out and back, or just 'out'. It simply has to be 205 miles (or more) and be completed in one day.

There'll be a monthly prize draw with £205 of accessories being up for grabs for successful completion of the challenge.

Full details of the challenge are available here, and here is a link to tips, ride reports and the 'hall of fame' for those who have completed the challenge.

Anyone fancy trying it?

Col McKenna takes on the Tommy Godwin Challenge (205 miles)

On Sunday 23^rd March, Col McKenna took on the Raleigh 'Tommy Godwin Challenge', the aim of which is to ride an 'average' Tommy Godwin day of 205 miles.
Col's kindly written up all the gory details of his epic day.

Read all about it here.

Fred Whitton Challenge on fixed? - Bonkers

As some of you will know, Howard Lindow of the Lakes Road Club recently rode the 4 Seasons Fred Whitton Challenge route on fixed.
Anyone who's ever ridden the Fred will understand just how tough that probably is (as we're not daft enough to ever want to attempt it).
So, in Howard's own words...

Read all about it here

Trophy Information

We've just started trying to pull all the trophy information together.

I've put up a trophies page which you can get to here or via the Events/Results option on the menu bar above.

Bear with us as it's a pretty time consuming task! Over the years trophies have been 're-allocated' as courses changed or were scrapped altogether (Barrow-Newby Bridge-Barrow anyone?). We'll try and reflect this in the lists where possible if we can find date/course information.

If you spot any errors or can fill in any gaps then don't hesitate to let me know.

So how much faster are we going now?

Looking at an old diary from 1991, I thought it'd be interesting to see how times 21 years ago compared to those of today. I must admit I got a bit of a surprise. The link below shows a couple of events (Circuit of Coniston and Haverthwaite) to compare.

Comparison events 1991 / 2012